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Health Issues In America Essay

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A farm is an area of land where livestock are raised and crops are grown for food, fuel, and fiber. The people who work and own the farm are called farmers. Each country has their own food production techniques and types, were they grow different crops, depending on the climate and other factors such as soil, water sources and the slope. The agriculture of a country can affect a variety of health issues including malnutrition, chronic diseases, food safety, occupational health and environmental health.

You are what you eat. We all have heard this expression many times from people who encourage us to eat healthily. However not only is eating the food a way you are affected, but the way the food is processed, produced, and distributed also has a big impact on the quality and variety of food you eat, and the health of people involved …show more content…

They are far cheaper per calorie than many other fresh and whole foods, and are consumed by low-income people. Currently, the average American regime is not balanced. Americans diets are heavily based with wheat (bread, white flour…), wheat based products (pasta, beer, cereal and crackers), foods and dr inks mixed with High Fructose corn syrup (Capri-Sun juice drink, Pepsi, Heinz Ketchup, Starbucks Frappuccino, Kellogg's Cinnamon Crunch, Lifesavers – Sours) and grain-fed livestock products (cows, chicken, sheep…). Wheat and corn is the most abundant grain produced in America. They contain fatty acid, which distorts the fat balance in the membranes of human and animal body cells. These consumers therefore suffer from obesity and health problems, such as diabetes. About 60 million adults in the U.S are obese which makes up more than 30% of the adult population. Obesity and other related diseases caused from overweight are responsible for 400 000 deaths per year in the United

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